Charge From the Board of Directors
The Commission for Diversity, Social, and Economic Justice shall promote in social work education inclusion, equity, social and economic justice, and the integration of knowledge of how the multiple aspects of human diversity intersect. The Commission shall perform this function through establishing and advancing collaborative partnerships with all Council on Social Work Education diversity and social justice-related commissions and affiliated groups, including external intra-professional and multidisciplinary partnerships. The Commission shall work directly with all organizational units of the Council on endeavors related to diversity and social and economic justice, and serve in an advisory capacity to the Center for Diversity, Social, and Economic Justice. Concerning itself with the impacts of oppression, power, and privilege, the Commission shall also initiate and support efforts to expand the presence of historically oppressed and under-represented populations among students, faculty, and staff in social work education programs.
Councils
- Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities
- Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity
- Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education
- Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression
2023 Report to the Board of Directors
Chair
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Melissa Singh, EdD, LCSW
Chair, Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice
University of Southern California
Co-Chair
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Lissa Schwander, PhD, MSW, LCSW*
Co-Chair, Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice
Central Michigan University
Member
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Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, PhD, MSW
Interim Director
Simmons University
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Karina Gil, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor / Director
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Yarneccia Dyson, PhD, MSW
Dean, Graduate College of Social Work
University of Houston
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Pamela Begay, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor of Practice
Washington University in St. Louis
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Laura Wernick, PhD, MSW, MPA
Associate Professor
Fordham University
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Darren Whitfield, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Maryland
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Krystal Finch, DSW, LCSW
MSW Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
Southern Connecticut State University
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Sister Angela Kim, PhD, LCSW-C
Professor
Marywood University
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Stephen Rassi, PhD, MA, LMSW
Lecturer
Eastern Michigan University
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Terrell Brown, PhD, LMSW, LGSW
Associate Dean & Professor, Baltimore City Community College
Contributing Faculty, Walden University
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KaRon Spriggs-Bethea, DSW LCSW
Professor
Herzing University
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Youseung Kim, PhD
Associate Professor
Clark Atlanta University
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Peter Szto
Professor, Grace Abbott School of Social Work
University of Nebraska at Omaha